News Online : BNET : India : Quest Diagnostics : Quest Diagnostics' Laboratory in India Accredited by Two Leading Laboratory Accrediting Organizations

Less than one tenth of one percent of labs in India are CAP and NABL accredited

Quest Diagnostics' laboratory also becomes one of only five labs in India to achieve NGSP certification for Hemoglobin A1c testing for diabetes

MADISON, N.J. and GURGAON, India, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that its wholly- owned subsidiary Quest Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd. has received certificates of accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), a leading international laboratory accrediting organization, and the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), the sole government-authorized laboratory accreditation body in India, for its diagnostic and clinical trials laboratory in Gurgaon, India. Accreditation by CAP and NABL is widely regarded in the international diagnostic industry as signifying that a laboratory performs diagnostic testing at the highest quality standards.

 

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News Online : Express Buzz : Orissa State gets its first nuclear medicine centre

BHUBANESWAR : In what could come as a major boost to the medical infrastructure

and facilities in the State, a group of non-resident Oriyas have joined hands to set up Orissa's first Nuclear Medicine Centre. The state-of-the-art facility under the name of Utkal Institute of Medical Sciences would be inaugurated here tomorrow.

Nuclear medicine has emerged as an important speciality not only for pinpointed diagnosis of complex diseases and conditions but also treatment procedures. It utilises radio isotopes produced in nuclear reactors for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The dynamic and functional parameters along with the capability to detect substances at molecular levels has made it complementary to CT, MRI and USG-based scans of the body.

 

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News : Sneha Diagnostics : Vijayawada : Sneha Diagnostics receives ISO 9001-2000 QUALITY certification

Vijayawada, AP, India – At a special function in Ongole, AP, Sneha Diagnostics received ISO 9001-2000 quality certification from the hands of Prakasam district collector.

Sneha Diagnostics received this ISO quality certification after a thorough audit performed by RINA SpA (an international quality authorization body) from Genova, Italy.

Speaking on the occasion, Sneha Diagnostics M.D, Dr. Vijaya Kumar Raju said, "At Sneha Diagnostics, we work relentlessly to bring top quality diagnostic services at affordable prices to remote corners of India. ISO certification is a result of the hard work and sincere efforts of all our staff towards quality services delivery ". The district collector, Mr. Devanand said, "Getting this ISO certification is a pride to our district and I laud the efforts of Sneha Diagnostics team to bring these top quality services to the reach of a common man, which are until now available only in India's big metropolitan cities"

 

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Profile : Medical Diagnostic services provider : India : Navi Mumbai : Thyrocare

Thyrocare Technologies Limited is the industry leader, trend setter and innovators in Indian Diagnostic industry. A company with a network of more than 10,000 Service Centers across the country, its laboratory is certified ISO 9001-2000, accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) and to keep it ready to take on the global market, in 2007, it has been accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), a global accrediting organisation.

Thyrocare's network is vast enough to process in a day 50,000 investigations as on date and it has a capacity to process 5,00,000 investigations per day in its current facilities in Mumbai. This unique, single laboratory model could take on the entire country market, using its innovative and intelligent logistics. It believes that by having centralised operations the same standards of quality control and accuracy in reporting can be maintained. barcoding and bidirectional interfacing error-free and stress-free reporting and operations. Using an air cargo driven logistics for incoming specimens, the laboratory receives every night, same night, before midnight, from 90% of Indian geography. With a backend prowess in IT, this webserver controlled operations deliver reports every morning in every part of the country. It has redefined and single handedly controlled nationwide, the costs involved in specialized laboratory testing. Thyrocare's unique combination of Quality, Cost, Speed, Reach and Systems has created new benchmarks in the diagnostic industry. Infact, for a laboratory which started in 1995 among 3000 competitors, today it searches for a true competition.

The concept is simple. It had kept its rates fair in an industry where volumes were never dreamt. Volumes helped the laboratory to do an organized business. A laboratory which started with no automations has within 10 years transformed to 100% barcoded system with bidirectional interfacing. With best of the brands occupying the floor, we give the best of the quality for preventive care. By rightly blending the biotechnology and information technology, Thyrocare brought the world class diagnostic services to the nooks and corners of the country at costs which almost everyone can afford.

 

For more information please visit : http://www.thyrocare.com/

Health care News: Express Health care Online : CMMCR Conference: Hospitals Should Not be Run Like Hospitals

Hospitals should focus on branding rather than direct marketing

Hospitals should not be run like hospitals. If airlines were run like airlines, than passengers would be treated as cargo, said R Basil, CEO and MD, Manipal Health Systems in his key note address at National Conference on Healthcare Communication and Marketing, organised by Centre for Media and Marketing Communication Research (CMMCR) on November 7 and 8 at Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal. CMMCR was formed in April, this year with the goal of providing pioneering leadership in the area of media and marketing communication research in India.

According to Basil, the best way of branding is not through direct marketing but through exceptional service and patient care.

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Health care man power : Online : Press Release : Shortfall of qualified healthcare professional needs urgent attention

Shortfall of qualified healthcare professional needs urgent attention

 

Mainstreaming nursing and paramedics is the solution

 

"Indian Nursing Council (INC) is focussing on equipping the nursing professionals with the latest technological developments in the field of healthcare to align them with the industry", said, Mr. T Dileep Kumar, President, Indian Nursing Council at the Plenary Session IV on 'Addressing Manpower Shortage: Creating the skill-sets for Patient Care' of the 5^th India Healthcare Summit organized jointly by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Healthcare Federation. The session marked the release of white paper on 'Addressing the healthcare workforce requirements in India'.

 

Underlining the various policy initiatives undertaken by the INC, Mr. Kumar, further stated that the council has revised the syllabus.

 

India tops the list in physicians, radiologists, laboratory technicians, dental hygienists, physiotherapists and medical rehabilitation workers migrating to developed countries. This brain drain and the fact that not enough qualified healthcare professionals are passing out each year to meet the increasing healthcare demand together have led to acute shortage of qualified healthcare manpower in the country.

 

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Future trends : Online : Article : Trends for mobile devices in 2009: Aricent

 

Mobile Medical: Mobile devices will increasingly be used to provide remote sensing and medical diagnostics, in both developed and developing countries. Mobile phones can be integrated with microscopes to diagnose malaria in remote regions, and closer to home, wireless networks can be used to alert medical services when real-time monitoring services identify a fallen elder or dropping heart rate.

 

Online Link:

http://www.ciol.com/Technology/Mobility/Feature/Trends-for-mobile-devices-in-2009-Aricent/181208113902/0/